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Ambloome’s mother was appealing what had caused her abdication
From the throne; with Page boy Zellit showing vital information,
In a diary. Now, since giant court was willing to admit
Any evidence, Lee-John the Viking offered some of it.

He’d gone back in time (per “Ambloome III”), once Ambloome had instructed
Him in amulet time travel, to confirm what was deducted
By young Zellit. As an earth man, he was small enough to slink
Into chambers unobserved, with Nonvor’s future on the brink.

He’d recorded harmless dialogue, which he knew had corresponded
To the photographs that had been used to say those two had bonded.
He made sure he wasn’t seen by Lester, Nonvor, nor the cook,
Who was hiding with her photo camera, just as keen to look.

So the judge was now convinced that Wondalyn had been rejected,
Then retained the grudge, and borrowed from the facts, which she projected
Onto Nonvor, in the hopes of gaining vengeance, but she failed.
She was later tried for perjury and other crimes and jailed.

Then Lee-John said that he wished that he’d not needed public screening
Of the family conversations. He was sorry for demeaning
Nonvor, Lester and Ambloome; but Ambloome said that she was pleased
For the memory of her husband’s voice, now that her pain had eased.

She was grateful that he’d helped to prove her mother hadn’t cheated
With her husband, now that Wondalyn’s revenge had been defeated.
She invited him to swimming in the palace pool. Her dive
Brought a wave of water near his boat, which made him feel alive.

In the meantime, Nonvor asked the Page boy to her chamber,
And inquired how he was so sure someone else had tried to frame her,
That he’d borrowed private property, belonging to the king,
With a view to scanning every page and checking everything.

“There’s been so much scandal, true and false, all born of hurt and feeling.
If I told you how I knew for sure, you might just hit the ceiling,”
Zellit said, “I’ve been your page for years, and I could not accept
Your complicity in such a thing, though accusations crept.”

“But you sought me out, convincing me, to come back for the ruling,
Which you brought about, heroically, with legal techniques, dueling
With a woman who had planned my downfall. You were every bit
Of the knights (who fight with swords and shields); though I’d gone off to knit.

You defended my lost honour, and you haven’t made a mention
Of a fee, for representing me, despite my regal pension.
Then you’ve cleared my son-in-law as well, exposing Wondalyn.
Can you tell me how to thank you, since I simply can’t begin?”

Then the Page boy, still in some things shy, which came with being youthful,
Found the chance, within her gratitude, to be a bit more truthful.
So he put his arms around the queen, and she did not resist.
Now at last she sensed his feelings, and responded, as they kissed.

They soon lay down in her bed, and though the boy was shyly muddling,
She knew everything to teach him how to make the most of cuddling,
With no premature experiments, that shouldn’t come too soon.
They’d be saved for later, if there came a time for honeymoon.
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